I made this broadcast on Blab this morning. I spent over one hour teaching how to start your own website with $0 down. Most importantly, I talked about how to make money doing so. There are so many possibilities with the online platform, however, many do not know how to go about it.

Although, there are many ways to get started for free, I chose Google platform because Google is a search engine and that will help the website to gain visibility easily and quickly.

My own free blog site is called All Things Bukola Oriola. When you look at it, you will find out that I have taken the time to arrange this blog site like a standard website. You can do the same. One of the people I helped to start their free site is Harold and Dancy and you can view their site at Harold & Dancy.

Believe it or not, one of the viewers this morning took action and she started her blogger site already. Read her quote. Edited.

Hi Bukola, I watched the broadcast but couldn’t login because I am not yet on Twitter. That was good, my question is this, I’ve set up a new blog, how long do I have to run it before I involve AdSense? Again I heard you say that I can use one AdSense account that I already have. I have an AdSense Account set up but I am having problem with it because Google want me to update some stuff on my website, which am trying to fix. Now, do I have to use that same adsense account? Or, do I register a new one with this new email account for this blog? I’m not very conversant with these. I am learning on my own so I made some mistakes. – Chinwe Nnoli

I am using this to encourage survivors who are out there and wanting to build their online profile to take this step to become and showcase their expertise. You will by taking action. I hope that you can use the video below to take action today.

You can read the first two two chapters of my memoir, Imprisoned: The Travails of a Trafficked Victimhere.

Before you go, I will like to let you know that my broadcast was sponsored by Ruby Linker, an online fashion store for women. You can use the coupon code OWNER to get 10% off from Ruby Linker.

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If you need help getting started, I can help you do that today. Click on this link to get started now. Chinwe started her blog. You can check it out at Everything Life with Chinwe.

There are a number of reasons why survivors of human trafficking or domestic violence do not reach out for help. Whether it is a foreign born survivor or a U.S. citizen, a common factor that keeps a survivor from reaching out for help is fear.

In this video, I spoke specifically to foreign born survivors. In the immigrant communities, survivors hear all kinds of conflicting stories that prevent them from accepting help even when an advocate who has their best intentions show up or offer them help. For example, I worked with someone refused to go to the battered women’s shelter because she was told by friends and families that the people at the shelter are drug addicts.

There are many whose cultural practices or traditional beliefs prevent from getting help. I worked with a man who was constantly kneeling down to beg, a practice that is considered a taboo in his culture.

It is especially difficult for people in the immigrant population because they do not know or understand the efficacy of the resources that are available to them. I received an email some years ago through a form submission on Imprisoned Show from a male survivor that states, “For bukola. Just came across your story. Need to share my experience and the trafficking still going on against me. This lead to my being deaf and other health problems. Even this email, may be compromised because the crooks still hack into my emails and phones.”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t help this young man because, even though I called the national hotline on his behalf, I was told that he has to make a call to them by himself. In the past one or two years now, Polaris Project has been taking emails and text messages, which is a very great step, especially for individuals like the one I quoted in this post. There are survivors who may not have access to phone but might be able to access a computer to reach out for help.

I am using this opportunity to call on all survivors out there to reach out for help today. Watch the video below.

Thanks for reading. I hope to talk to you again through my blogs. If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please, send me a note – fill out thecontact form. I want to hear from you. You can also get my recent posts by signing up to receive updates.
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This video is a quick chat about the human trafficking news that broke out last week from Katy, Texas.
It was about a couple, Chudy and Suzan Nsobundu, who trafficked their nanny from Nigeria.
According to news reports, they have been accused of visa fraud, forced labor, withholding documents, harboring, and so on.

The coupled allegedly denied their nanny fresh food, hygiene, medical attention, proper rest from work, and made her to drink strained milk from their children’s cereal bowl.
In September 2015, the nanny reached out for help. News reports revealed that someone called the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) and a case Manager from YMCA International Trafficked Persons Assistance Program helped her to escape and took her to a women’s shelter.
Think about the red flag that I mentioned in this video and seek for help if you can identify with any of them or refer someone for help if there are any of this element in a story they are telling you.
You can also contact, The Enitan Story, a Minnesota based nonprofit organization with a mission to advocate for victims and empower survivors of human trafficking at info@enitan.org.

Thanks for reading. I hope to talk to you again through my blogs. If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please, send me a note – fill out the contact form. I want to hear from you. You can also get my recent posts by signing up to receive updates.
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In this broadcast I talked about the importance of providing culturally sensitive program while serving victims and survivors of human trafficking. I found out about Mimi Worldwide Foods through its cornmeal (pap) and used it as an example of food that will help service providers who have clients from Africa for example.

Join me for a special Periscope broadcast on October 30, 2015 at 2:00 PM CST. Rita Apaloo, strategic communications professional specializing in multicultural communication on how she uses the book, “Imprisoned: The Travails of a Trafficked Victim” to educate.

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Question for Bukola

Bukola Oriola has been on both sides of the spectrum - as a victim and then as an advocate. She understands the fear victim experience and the cultural barrier that prevents them from accepting the services offered to them. On the other hand, service providers experience the frustration of inability of identifying victims of human trafficking among their clients or cannot understand the cultural barriers preventing their clients from accepting services. Oriola is available to answer your questions. Click the box to submit your question.